Pentecost Sunday

This weekend we celebrate  Penecost Sunday. The word "Pentecost" means the "fiitieth day" after Easter. The Catechism of theCatholic Church explains why we celebrate Pentecost. "The Church was made manifest to the world on the day of Pentecost by the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. The gift of the Spirit ushers in a new era in the dispensation of the mystery - the age of the Church, during which Christ manifests, maakes present, and communicated his work of salvation through the liturgy of his Church, 'until he comes' [ 1 Cor. 11:26] In this age of the Church, Christ now lives and acts in and with His Church, in a new way appropriate to this new age. He acts through the sacrments in what the common Tradition of the East and the West call 'The sacramental economy'; this is the communication (or 'dispensation') of the fruits of Christ's Paschal mystery in the celebration of the Church's 'sacramental' liturgy. (C. C. C. #1076)

In a short summary, we can say that the celebration of Pentecost represents the fiftieth day on whih:

(1) The Chuch received the outpouring of the Holy Spirit;

(2_ The founding of tthe One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church that has the fullness of the means of salvations;'

(3) The beginning of the age when Jesus communicates His work of salvation through the liturgy of the Church;

(4)The beginning of the dispensation of the Churh Sacraments;

(5) The ordained ministry in apostolic succession; and, 

(6) The arrival of the invisible Kingdom of God on earth in Jerusalem, a Kingdom already inherited through not yet consummated.

In yofsy'd First Reading from the Acts of the apostles, we heard of the glorious arrival of the Holy Spirit in the world as Advocate.

Naturally, the manifestation of the power of the Holy Spirit drew many to the house where the disciples were gathered. And as we heard, those who came, they witnessed the disciples speaking in all languages to the extent that no matter what language anyone spoke, they could understand the disciples preahing about God's deeds of power,

In the Second Reading to the Romans, St. Paul sayys that "The hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the father seeks such as these to worship him. God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth."

In he Gospel Reading, Jesus said, "If you love me you will keep my commandments." In other words, if we do not keep the commandments of Jesuss, then we do not love Him.

Those who keep the Words of Jesus, they are privileged to enjoy the indwelling of the fullness of God, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Not only do they enjoy the indwelling of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, Not only do they enjoy the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, but Jesus promised that the Father an He would come and make their home in them.

                                May  God bless all of us,

                                                Fr. Dariusz

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